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* Readme file for
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* DICTATORSHIPS AND WESTERN PR FIRMS
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* By Adam Scharpf, Christian Gläßel, Alexander Dukalskis
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* Security Studies
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* June 2025
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* NOTE
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- Replicating results requires STATA 16.0/SE
- Running the replication code takes approx. 2 minutes.
- Please contact Adam Scharpf should any problems occur.



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* REPLICATION STEPS
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- To replicate all results follow these steps:

	-> Set the working directory in file "replication.do".
	-> If necessary, install required .ado-files as indicated in "replication.do".
	-> Run file "replication.do" to replicate all statistical results.



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* DATA FILES USED IN STATA 16.0 (VERSION SE 64-bit x86-64)
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1. "replication_data_analysis.dta": used to replicate all statistical analyses reported in the manuscript and the appendix.

2. "replication_data_figure_10.dta": used to replicate Figure 10.

3. "replication_data_figure_11.dta": used to replicate Figure 11.

4. "replication_data_figure_a_1_3.dta": used to replicate Figure A.1.3.

All other data files are auxiliary and created by running "replication.do".


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* STATA .DO FILE (STATA/SE 16.0 FOR WINDOWS 64-bit x86-64)
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1. "replication.do": commands to be used with the replication datasets (see above) in order to replicate:

	-> Table 2 in the manuscript.
	-> Figures 1 to 11 in the manuscript.
	-> Tables A.2.1 to A.4.3 in the appendix.
	-> Figures A.1.1 to A.1.3 in the appendix.


